World Bank (WB)

Date

1998

Language

English

File Type

Link

Subject

Economy < Macroeconomics

License

Abstract

The management of the Fund favors greater transparency" - Stanley Fischer responds to IMF critics. Conditionality: this time, attached to the IMF: the US Congress's waiting game. Will wage arrears continue in Russia? Meat, beer, eating out: call the repairmen.comparing prices & wages in Eastern Europe. Accession to the EU: a reform and growth strategy for Poland, by Daniel F. Oks. Changing landscapes in Europe's economic structure, by Harilaos Mertzanis and George Petrakos. Are the acceding countries ready? Underworld bankers lend to small businesses in transition economies, by Thomas Orszag-Land. Fighting organized crime and public corruption, by Michael Gray. Developing the private sector in Kosovo: an ongoing research project, by Muhamet Mustafa. North Korea's economy, once freed, will need shock therapy, by Junki Kim. Statistical blackouts in North Korea: trade figures uncovered, by Nicholas Eberstadt.